ENGL
246A.01: Literature for Children and Young Adults††††††††††††††††††††† G. Radley

CRN
2392†††† MTWRF††††††† 10:45 Ė 12:55 PM

Focuses
on one or more forms of popular literature, including science fiction, crime
fiction, vampire lit, and fantasy. It engages students with the cultural
origins of such literature, the specific forms it has taken, and the work those
forms do in the world.

ENGL 247A.01: International
Vampire Literature††††††††††† J. Khader

CRN 2621†††† MTWRF††††††† 10:45-12:55 PM

Vampires
have become one of the most beloved, and most feared, monsters, in the world
today. From Dracula to the Twilight phenomenon, people of all ages continue to
be seduced by the spell of the hypnotizing powers of the living dead. Although
the vampire as a literary figure remains predominantly a Western trope, the
Undead are an important part of the folklore and literary traditions of many
cultures around the world. This course examines international vampire
literature, in English and in translation, from different cultures (British,
American, Russian, Swedish, Japanese, and South Asian). We will explore the
folkloristic origins of the vampire mythology, its development into a literary
icon, and its popularity in pop cultural productions around the world. Texts
may include: Bram Stokerís Dracula; Le Fanu, Carmilla ; Anne Riceís Interview
with the Vampire; Jewel Gomezís The Gilda Stories; John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let
the right one in; Sergei Lukyanenko, Night Watch; Hideyuki Kikuchi, Vampire Hunter
D; Richard Burtonís King Vikram and the Vampire. Requirements: Participation
and quizzes (25%); 2 short analytical papers (50%); final exam (25%).

From
early colonial descriptions of the South to contemporary southern fiction,
literature by and about the land and the people south of the Mason-Dixon line
has helped shape the identity and culture of the U.S.† We will read works by a wide range of
writers, including Harriet Jacobs, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Kate Chopin,
Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, Tennessee Williams, Flannery OíConnor, Bobby
Ann Mason, and Stetsonís own Mark Powell.†
Requirements include engaged participation, one short essay, one seminar
paper, and a presentation.

This
course introduces and helps students develop their skills in such fiction
techniques as characterization, plot, setting, point of view, and style. You
are required to read all assigned material, complete all writing exercises,
offer written critiques of peer work, participate in discussions, and workshop
two stories.

This
course introduces and helps students develop their skills in such fiction
techniques as characterization, plot, setting, point of view, and style. You
are required to read all assigned material, complete all writing exercises,
offer written critiques of peer work, participate in discussions, and workshop
two stories.

From
early colonial descriptions of the South to contemporary southern fiction,
literature by and about the land and the people south of the Mason-Dixon line
has helped shape the identity and culture of the U.S.† We will read works by a wide range of
writers, including Harriet Jacobs, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Kate Chopin,
Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, Tennessee Williams, Flannery OíConnor, Bobby
Ann Mason, and Stetsonís own Mark Powell.†
Requirements include engaged participation, one short essay, one seminar
paper, and a major presentation.

This
course introduces and helps students develop their skills in such fiction
techniques as characterization, plot, setting, point of view, and style. You
are required to read all assigned material, complete all writing exercises,
offer written critiques of peer work, participate in discussions, and workshop
two stories.